In Your Town for Feb. 14, 2018

The Nicasio School District has opened its kindergarten and transitional kindergarten registration period for the 2018-19 school year.

The kindergarten program is for students who will be 5 years old by Sept. 1. The two-year transitional kindergarten program is for students who will turn 5 between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2.

Registration packets are available at the school office between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays or online at nicasioschool.org. More information is available 415-662-2184.

NOVATO

Police detain woman linked to hit-and-run

Police detained a woman in the Country Club neighborhood after an incident involving a hit-and-run crash and a car fire.

The incident started shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of Entrada Drive, according to the Novato Police Department. A witness told police that a female driver yelled at her, drove off and struck a parked car.

About an hour later, the suspect vehicle was found burning on Carnoustie Heights. A neighbor told police that a woman who was behaving erratically walked away from the car and into the open space area.

Police found the woman a few hours later after a report of a suspicious person in the same area. Police identified her as the owner of the burned vehicle and the suspect in the hit-and-run collision. She was detained on a mental health hold and taken to Marin General Hospital for evaluation.

Novato firefighters determined that the car fire did not appear to be intentionally set.

SAN GERONIMO

School board to hold budget cut discussion

The Lagunitas School District board’s upcoming meeting will include discussions on potential spending cuts to reduce the deficit.

The board is also planning to review and approve a contract with Apptegy for a school communication system with website hosting and a mobile app. The service includes a one-time set up fee of $6,000 and an annual renewal fee of $3,500.

The open session portion of the meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 in room 20 at Lagunitas School.

TIBURON

Executive appointed to cotton trade board

Tiburon resident Rajiv Malik, a retail clothing executive, has been appointed to an alternate importer position on the Cotton Board, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.

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Malik’s position will expire at the end of the year. He was among 31 board appointments or reappointments announced Tuesday by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

The industry-funded board was created in 1966 to support domestic cotton research and promotion. It is based in Memphis, Tennessee.